The SIGNIS Awards are presented annually by SIGNIS, the Roman Catholic lay movement for communication media professionals, to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. There are SIGNIS chapters in numerous countries and this article deals with the Sri Lankan chapter.
SIGNIS (Sri Lanka) developed in November 2001 from the merger of national chapters of OCIC and Unda. OCIC was the international Catholic communications organisation for cinema and Unda was the international Catholic organisation for radio and television. Both organisations were founded in 1928 in Sri Lanka. SIGNIS Sri Lanka is one of 16 Asian units of the worldwide association of SIGNIS, which general secretariat is established in Brussels, Belgium.
Leading directors in Sri Lanka cinema have described being inspired by the Film Review Caucus, a mini-theater organized by OCIC in Colombo. It arranged screenings and encouraged students to write reviews and analyze films. Director Prasanna Vithanage commented in 2007:
"We do not have a film school in Sri Lanka even now," he pointed out, recalling how the current crop of directors got their start. "We learned everything through watching films. Many of the young directors in the industry today were groomed at the Film Review Caucus, which was started at the mini-theater by then-director Father Ernest Poruthota. Then I followed the film course, which was a practical course," he recounted.[citation needed]
In March 2013, the director founded the Prasanna Vithanage Film School in Colombo.[citation needed]
SIGNIS Awards (Sri Lanka)
The SIGNIS Sri Lanka Awards for films and television serials are similar to the Academy Awards in the United States. They recognize achievements in various categories such as directing, editing, musical scoring, camerawork and lighting. The awards ceremony, also like its Hollywood counterpart, has become a gala event that attracts film and television stars, directors, cameramen, scriptwriters, critics and journalists. The award presentations are interspersed with dance and music performances by leading artists, and clips from award-winning movies and TV programs. Aside from the industry awards, SIGNIS Sri Lanka also recognizes individual contributions to local cinema and television through its "Homage" and "Special Salutation" lifetime awards.
2012 Awards
In September 2012, the 36th SIGNIS Salutation Ceremony was held in Colombo. Salinda Perera's Dheewari ("Fisherman's Daughter") -- see dheevari.com-- obtained the major prize in the cinema section. It swept all major award categories including Best Director for Salinda Perera, and Best Screenplay by Darrell Costa and Salinda Perera, from a novel by Raja Proctor. (It dramatizes the story of Valli, a valiant fisherman's daughter, who breaks social taboos in her fight to unify and modernize a fishing village long oppressed by the mudalali bosses.) Saman Kumara Liyanage's Sandagiri Pawwa received most of the key tele-drama prizes. CIC Agri Businesses' advertisement, created to communicate its corporate values, won the award for TV commercial for "creative arts, television and cinema", for 2012. The Jury panel included Rev. Fr. Benedict Joseph (Chairman of Signis), Senior Journalist Kala Keerthi Edwin Ariyadasa, and Senior Media Spokesperson Aruna Lokuliyana.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources SIGNIS Awards Sri Lanka news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The SIGNIS Awards are presented annually by SIGNIS the Roman Catholic lay movement for communication media professionals to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry including directors actors and writers There are SIGNIS chapters in numerous countries and this article deals with the Sri Lankan chapter Contents 1 Background 2 SIGNIS Awards Sri Lanka 2 1 2012 Awards 2 2 41st SIGNIS Awards 2 3 42nd SIGNIS Awards 3 Signis Awards of Merit 4 Best Picture 4 1 1970s 4 2 1980s 4 3 2000s 5 Best Director 5 1 1970s 5 2 1980s 5 3 2000s 6 Best Cinematographer 6 1 1990s 7 ReferencesBackground EditSIGNIS Sri Lanka developed in November 2001 from the merger of national chapters of OCIC and Unda OCIC was the international Catholic communications organisation for cinema and Unda was the international Catholic organisation for radio and television Both organisations were founded in 1928 in Sri Lanka SIGNIS Sri Lanka is one of 16 Asian units of the worldwide association of SIGNIS which general secretariat is established in Brussels Belgium Leading directors in Sri Lanka cinema have described being inspired by the Film Review Caucus a mini theater organized by OCIC in Colombo It arranged screenings and encouraged students to write reviews and analyze films Director Prasanna Vithanage commented in 2007 We do not have a film school in Sri Lanka even now he pointed out recalling how the current crop of directors got their start We learned everything through watching films Many of the young directors in the industry today were groomed at the Film Review Caucus which was started at the mini theater by then director Father Ernest Poruthota Then I followed the film course which was a practical course he recounted citation needed In March 2013 the director founded the Prasanna Vithanage Film School in Colombo citation needed SIGNIS Awards Sri Lanka EditThe SIGNIS Sri Lanka Awards for films and television serials are similar to the Academy Awards in the United States They recognize achievements in various categories such as directing editing musical scoring camerawork and lighting The awards ceremony also like its Hollywood counterpart has become a gala event that attracts film and television stars directors cameramen scriptwriters critics and journalists The award presentations are interspersed with dance and music performances by leading artists and clips from award winning movies and TV programs Aside from the industry awards SIGNIS Sri Lanka also recognizes individual contributions to local cinema and television through its Homage and Special Salutation lifetime awards 2012 Awards Edit In September 2012 the 36th SIGNIS Salutation Ceremony was held in Colombo Salinda Perera s Dheewari Fisherman s Daughter see dheevari com obtained the major prize in the cinema section It swept all major award categories including Best Director for Salinda Perera and Best Screenplay by Darrell Costa and Salinda Perera from a novel by Raja Proctor It dramatizes the story of Valli a valiant fisherman s daughter who breaks social taboos in her fight to unify and modernize a fishing village long oppressed by the mudalali bosses Saman Kumara Liyanage s Sandagiri Pawwa received most of the key tele drama prizes CIC Agri Businesses advertisement created to communicate its corporate values won the award for TV commercial for creative arts television and cinema for 2012 The Jury panel included Rev Fr Benedict Joseph Chairman of Signis Senior Journalist Kala Keerthi Edwin Ariyadasa and Senior Media Spokesperson Aruna Lokuliyana 41st SIGNIS Awards Edit 42nd SIGNIS Awards EditSignis Awards of Merit Edit Jayawilal Wilegoda Award for Best Amateur Critic 1986 Nihal Peries 1987 Nisitha Warnasooriya 1988 Erik Ilayapparachchi 1989 Premachandra Roopasinhe 1991 Ajantha Hapuarachchi 1992 suguth mahadooleweaaa 1993 Thusitha Jayasundara 1996 Ajith Galappaththi 1997 Charitha Dissanayake 1998 Nuwan Nayanajith Kumar 2000 Suranga Senanayake 2002 Boopathy Nalin Wickramage 2003 Indika Nishantha Udugampala 2004 Lionel RajapaksheBest Picture Edit1970s Edit 1973 Ahas Gauwa 1977 Bambaru Awith1980s Edit 1981 Soldadu Unnahe2000s Edit 2006 Ira Mediyama 2008 Sankara and Aganthukaya 2011 Bambara Walalla 2012 Dheewari Dheevari aka Fisherman s Daughter Best Director Edit1970s Edit 1973 Dharmasena Pathiraja Ahas Gauwa 1977 Dharmasena Pathiraja Bambaru Awith1980s Edit 1981 Dharmasena Pathiraja Soldadu Unnahe2000s Edit 2006 Prasanna Vithanage Ira Mediyama 2005 Boodee Keerthisena Mille Soya Buongiorno Italia Best Cinematographer Edit1990s Edit 1996 Andrew Jayamanne Julietge Bhoomikawa 1979 Andrew Jayamanne Handaya 1972 Andrew Jayamanne HaralaksayaReferences 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